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-id (id, əd)

  1. Etymology: < L -is, pl. -ides < Gr -is, pl. -idēs, patronymic suffix

    a thing belonging to or connected with; specif.,
    1. Astron. a meteor that seems to radiate from a (specified) constellation Leonid
    2. Biol. a particle or body energid
    3. Med. an allergic reaction of the skin to (specified) bacteria, fungi, etc. in the body

  2. Etymology: < ModL -idae: see -idae

    an animal or plant belonging to a (specified) group ephemerid
  3. Chem. -ide

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